Motor show - Tomorrow

[illmonkey]

Looking at going to the Motorshow tomorrow. We will arrive at marylebone, so need to track across to Excel.

There is a deal where you buy one get one free on tickets if you travel by train. But that means buying on the door.

Has anyone been and bought on the door, how busy was it? Hoping to get there for 10 - 10:30.

How long will it take to get around. Any chance of getting to go to some shops (hamleys etc) after it?

[illmonkey]

bump. tomorrow people!

[Fer]

Try here.

Worked for me.

[illmonkey]

Fer said:

Try here.

Worked for me.

Thanks, but i've tried all the codes and they all say sold out!

Im not that bothered, its a tenner for 2 of us to get in. (with bogof)

[MG511]

I went on Tuesday, so many people (me included) had pre-printed free tickets that there was no queue to pay on the door. It's pretty small, depends if you want to sit in cars and play (I was watching TV in a Jaguar XF at one point) or just look, but 2-3 hours max I would think. Honda show takes 40 minutes if you're going to that.

[dougc]

Went on Saturday arriving at about 11. Had tickets so walked straight in but there were plenty of booths selling tickets and little or no queues.

[illmonkey]

thanks for the replys. Now just got to sit on the bloody tube to get there!

Was/is the Honda show good, worth the fiver?

Edit: Worth a taxi from Marylebone? apparently 9 miles, so should be much more that £15?

Edited by illmonkey on Thursday 31st July 14:28

[rcspeirs]

A taxi from Marylebone to Excel for £15.
Err - I don't think so. Thirty quid at least would be my guess.

Get Jubilee from Baker St to Canning Town and DLR from there. Don't try and use DLR from Bank - reduced service and bits of Bank station closed off.

[Eddh]

Got VIP tickets and because someone I know works for Toyo and one of his mates is running the Mazda experience stand I get to jump the queues! All rolled in with Free VIP tickets

[illmonkey]

Eddh said:

Got VIP tickets and because someone I know works for Toyo and one of his mates is running the Mazda experience stand I get to jump the queues! All rolled in with Free VIP tickets

thanks for that...

[Eddh]

illmonkey said:

Eddh said:

Got VIP tickets and because someone I know works for Toyo and one of his mates is running the Mazda experience stand I get to jump the queues! All rolled in with Free VIP tickets

thanks for that...

No worries

[MG511]

illmonkey said:

Was/is the Honda show good, worth the fiver?

I paid £2.50 and it was maybe worth that, but not £5. Too much singing (really!) and not enough cars and bikes, plus two compares who think they're Ant & Dec, encouraging Mexican waves, crowd cheering etc.

[illmonkey]

MG511 said:

illmonkey said:

Was/is the Honda show good, worth the fiver?

I paid £2.50 and it was maybe worth that, but not £5. Too much singing (really!) and not enough cars and bikes, plus two compares who think they're Ant & Dec, encouraging Mexican waves, crowd cheering etc.

Sounds st, thanks! Saved me a fiver.

[illmonkey]

Drove to Amersham and got the tube instead. Saved £30 on train fair for a 30 minute journey each way.

Cost us £40 for everything, travel, lunch etc. Dont think I could of justified more than that! We were done in 3 hours.

Disappointed at some of the stands, espically the missing ones. BMW Audi etc.

Thanks for the help guys.